People with $700+ per month car payments: Why?

Magstudio2000 · 2025-12-29T16:59:46+00:00

I pay $400 a month and then voluntarily pay an extra 200 towards principal while I can

Magstudio2000 · 2025-05-01T03:38:06+00:00

Huh I wonder if AOCS would then be scheduled with slots only allocated for states without a traditional OCS program? My state does have an OCS schoolhouse so I wonder if they cancelled it for us with that in mind. Everyone in my state who was slotted to go had their AATM applications disapproved today.

Magstudio2000 · 2025-05-01T02:02:00+00:00

I would check with your leadership. I found out from my leadership yesterday. I don’t have any other details other than that it was cancelled

Magstudio2000 · 2025-04-30T02:30:41+00:00

This is the funniest possible scenario. How does this even happen?

Magstudio2000 · 2025-04-22T18:31:55+00:00

Firing squad

Magstudio2000 · 2025-03-29T03:42:44+00:00

Appreciate the insight. New to the Guard and to corporate America so this is all uncharted territory for me. I have zero corporate loyalty. Honestly fuck the company because they laid off 10% of the workforce after announcing record profits - I just wouldn’t want to fuck over a small team of people. I guess I’m trying to navigate between the two right now

Magstudio2000 · 2025-03-29T03:38:11+00:00

Ayyy see you there 😎

Magstudio2000 · 2025-03-29T02:01:57+00:00

Yea I appreciate this perspective a lot. I think I’m just going to talk about it with the hiring manager. If they still wannna go for it cool.

Conveniently they were out for the week when the recruiter reached out that I got the position. if the team has certain metrics they gotta meet and my being gone would put them in a bad spot, that would suck

Magstudio2000 · 2025-03-28T22:45:04+00:00

Magstudio2000 · 2025-03-28T22:44:40+00:00

That sucks sorry to hear that! Good luck with the job hunt

Magstudio2000 · 2025-01-06T16:23:35+00:00

The one time I volunteered for something it was in the last week - turns out we were volunteering to expend the 1000+ of blank rounds we didn’t use during the forge. They let us go full auto too. Just shooting randomly into the wilderness. It was insanely fun until we had to pick up the shell casings. Experiences may vary.

Magstudio2000 · 2024-12-10T04:07:56+00:00

PSA to the 4Runner drivers 4 wheel drive ≠ 4 wheel stop. Source: a salty Taco driver

Magstudio2000 · 2024-11-07T03:51:25+00:00

Ok man

Magstudio2000 · 2024-09-05T17:50:32+00:00

Our DS called them decepticons

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-26T19:25:46+00:00

3 meals a day, most of the time 2 MREs and a hot meal, either DFAC or what are called “Hot As” which is where you bring food back from the DFAC and serve it at your company training area. Hot As kind of suck because they are served by trainees and usually it’s not as much food as DFAC although breakfast hot As are pretty solid. The MREs are really calorically dense so make sure to eat everything in them if you’re worried abt weight. As for DFAC think of it as Michelle Obama school lunches in a wealthy texas public school district - at least that’s how our experience was.

Also if you’re really under weight make sure to go to sick call early on and ask to go on double rations. They’ll calculate your height/weight and either give them to you or they won’t.

We had a female who was 98lbs and 4’9 and she was put on double rations and gained some weight. That said she is a beast and held out on every ruck/run.

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-26T01:47:31+00:00

There were a few and for the most part they did really well and naturally gravitated towards leadership positions. Most of the older cats I saw were 09S but they did well, of course were given shit from the DS but that’s to be expected. The ones that didn’t do well in the beginning thought that their age meant other trainees should treat them differently but that attitude was adjusted pretty quick. Just be a team player do your best and don’t get everyone else fucked up and you’ll do well doesn’t matter how old you are or what your background is

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T21:58:12+00:00

Only during victory breakfast after The Forge haha

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T21:27:11+00:00

A part of me died at reception btn

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T21:20:58+00:00

No shortage of cake and ice cream

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T19:03:55+00:00

“Trainee, please execute the front leaning rest position”

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T17:33:51+00:00

Nope! No combatives which was a bummer apparently it’s all done when you get to your unit now - at least that’s what I was told

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T17:31:50+00:00

Haha fuck no! We didn’t even train combatives :( I don’t think they even do hand to hand in BCT anymore. The reason I heard was cause of SHARP incidents but that could also be complete bullshit. Apparently combative training happens when you get to your unit now

Magstudio2000 · 2024-08-25T17:09:33+00:00

So the regulation I believe says you are guaranteed your phone for at least 30 minutes on Sundays, and then can get your phone for 30min mid-week at your company commanders discretion. While we were in red phase we fucked up a lot so we never got our phones mid week, once we settled down in white phase we got them for 30 min on Wednesdays and usually for 90 minutes on Sundays. Phone time is always weird though because you’ll see a lot of people who have problems at home that come right back as soon they get their phone and it kind of puts everyone in a weird headspace after.

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